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IDF issues evacuation warnings for three villages in south Lebanon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Al Qlailah on May 16, 2026. (Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
The IDF issues evacuation warnings for three villages in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah terror group.
Residents of Harouf, Burj al-Shamali and Debaal are instructed to evacuate at least a kilometer away.
“In light of the Hezbollah terror organization’s violations of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is forced to act against it with force and does not intend to harm you,” warns army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee.
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